Aim and Content

The seminar is an advanced introduction to nutritional research, with the focus on both the breadth of the field and on specific topics within it. Students are expected to participate actively.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students are expected to have:

Knowledge:

• capable of describing specific nutritional conditions using nutrition-related knowledge
• capable of explaining the interrelation between nutrition and other biomedical disciplines

Skills:

• independent reading of and critical reflection on scientific literature
• capable of comparing and evaluating nutritional research, from molecular studies to large-scale epidemiological studies
• capable of making research-based nutritional recommendations
• capable of presenting scientific data

Competence:

• the ability to participate actively in scientific discussions (on a limited topic)
• the ability to take part in team work

Course offered (semester)

Spring

Department

Institute of Medicine

Access to the Course Unit

Bachelor in human nutrition

Pre-requirements

Nutr110 and Nutr111

Teaching Methods

About 25 hours of lectures, 3 hours library (offered by UBB). Team work involving critical reflection on nutritional research articles

Compulsory Requirements

Participation in more than 80% of the seminars, participation in the team work (presentation and discussion). Active participation in discussions.

Assessment methods

Active participation in more than 80% of the seminars. Participation in team work, scientific presentation and discussions

Grading Scale

Passed / failed

Course Unit Evaluation

There will be a written evaluation at the end of the course.